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carburize
(redirected from carburization)

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carburize [′kär·bə‚rīz]
(metallurgy)
To surface-harden steel by converting the outer layer of low-carbon steel to high-carbon steel by heating the steel above the transformation range in contact with a carbonaceous material.


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Surface hardness levels increased from 5456 Rockwell Hardness after carburization to 59-61 Rockwell Hardness after UIT.
The research was supported, in part, by a Department of Energy (DOE) award (DE-FC36-04GO14045 Low Temperature Carburization of Stainless Steels); such support does not constitute an endorsement by DOE of the views expressed in the article.
The major concern for producing an iron or steel casting using the evaporative pattern casting process (EPC) is the casting carburization which is caused by the diffusion of carbon contained in the polystyrene mixture into the casting," said H.
 
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